New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union, MLS 2021 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2021

New York City FC

1 – 1

Full Time

Philadelphia Union

Sun 7 Nov 2021 · 20:30 UTC Yankee Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'

Gedion Zelalem 21' Y

Gedion Zelalem 21' R

Gedion Zelalem 23' R

Y 25' Jakob Glesnes

Y 31' Kai Wagner

Y 50' Jose Andres Martinez

Jesus Medina 82' Y

Y 85' Alejandro Bedoya

Overview

Match Preview

New York City FC vs Philadelphia Union — MLS at Yankee Stadium.

New York City FC 27 games · 33 pts (2026/26)
Philadelphia Union 27 games · 39 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

New York City FC 20 games · Avg 3.0 goals Philadelphia Union

Last 5 meetings

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union 2021-08-18 Philadelphia Union 1–0 New York City FC 2021-05-01 Philadelphia Union 0–2 New York City FC 2020-07-09 New York City FC 0–1 Philadelphia Union 2019-10-06 Philadelphia Union 1–2 New York City FC

Recent Form

New York City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	Philadelphia Union	H	1–1	D
30 Oct	Internacional CF Miami	A	3–1	W
27 Oct	Chicago Fire FC	H	1–0	W
23 Oct	D.C. United SC	H	6–0	W
20 Oct	Atlanta United FC	A	1–1	D
17 Oct	New York Red Bulls	A	0–1	L

Philadelphia Union

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
07 Nov	New York City FC	A	1–1	D
31 Oct	FC Cincinnati	H	2–0	W
27 Oct	Toronto FC	A	2–2	D
23 Oct	Nashville SC	H	1–0	W
21 Oct	Minnesota United FC	A	2–3	L
16 Oct	Montreal Impact FC	A	2–2	D

Season Stats

New York City FC		Philadelphia Union
#8	Position	#6
33	Points	39
27	Played	27
8 / 9 / 10	W / D / L	11 / 6 / 10
41	Scored	54
36	Conceded	44
+5	GD	+10
1.22	PPG	1.44
30%	Win %	41%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (20 games)

60% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

19% Clean Sheets
New York City FC this season

26% Clean Sheets
Philadelphia Union this season

New York City FC are 8th (33 pts). Philadelphia Union are 6th (39 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

New York City FC

0-15

5/2

16-30

4/4

31-45

5/5

46-60

4/4

61-75

4/6

76+

2/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Philadelphia Union

0-15

4/6

16-30

4/7

31-45

6/4

46-60

9/1

61-75

14/3

76+

6/4

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

New York City FC

Nicolas Fernandez Marcau	15 G	4 A
Agustin Ojeda	5 G	5 A
Hannes Wolf	5 G	1 A

Philadelphia Union

Milan Iloski	16 G	2 A
Bruno Damiani	8 G	1 A
Cavan Sullivan	7 G	4 A

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds Yankee Stadium will turn into a battlefield for New York City FC and Philadelphia Union.
5' It is a cagey affair so far. New York City FC in their trying to find a way past Philadelphia Union's compact .
10' Philadelphia Union come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Philadelphia Union needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
20' With 1 assists to his name this season, Malte Amundsen is clearly more than just a goal scorer for New York City FC.
21' A moment of madness from Gedion Zelalem on 21 minutes earns him a Yellow card. New York City FC will be frustrated.
23' New York City FC player sees a Red card in front of him.
25' The referee shows Philadelphia Union player a Yellow card on 25.
27' Philadelphia Union is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kacper Przybylko on 27.
31' Poor challenge from Kai Wagner. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
36' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
41' The travelling Philadelphia Union supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
46' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jim Curtin will be considering his options from the bench.
50' The referee has no hesitation. Jose Andres Martinez is booked for Philadelphia Union — Yellow card on 50.
53' What a strike from Valentin Castellanos! The score is 1-1.
58' New York City FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Philadelphia Union's shape.
63' A quiet spell here at Yankee Stadium. Philadelphia Union seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
66' The whistle greets Leon Flach as he departs to be replaced by Jack McGlynn.
71' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
76' It looks like no one’s ball. Philadelphia Union is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
81' The crowd applauds Kacper Przybylko as he leaves the pitch. Cory Burke steps in for Philadelphia Union.
82' Jesus Medina picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
85' Alejandro Bedoya was booked on 85.
89' A change in the New York City FC ranks — Santiago Rodriguez exits the field as Tayvon Gray enters on 89.
90' Fresh legs for Philadelphia Union! Jesus Bueno comes on to replace Jamiro Monteiro.
Game over. The scoreline of 1-1 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

New York City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronny Deila

Philadelphia Union Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jim Curtin

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Cory Burke	6
Valentin Castellanos	5
Daniel Gazdag	4
Maxi Moralez	4
Julian Carranza	3
Alejandro Bedoya	3
Alonso Martinez	3
Bruno Damiani	2

Head to Head

New York City FC Form

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-30 Internacional CF Miami 1–3 New York City FC W 2021-10-27 New York City FC 1–0 Chicago Fire FC W 2021-10-23 New York City FC 6–0 D.C. United SC W 2021-10-20 Atlanta United FC 1–1 New York City FC D 2021-10-17 New York Red Bulls 1–0 New York City FC L

Philadelphia Union Form

2021-11-07 New York City FC 1–1 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-31 Philadelphia Union 2–0 FC Cincinnati W 2021-10-27 Toronto FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D 2021-10-23 Philadelphia Union 1–0 Nashville SC W 2021-10-21 Minnesota United FC 3–2 Philadelphia Union L 2021-10-16 Montreal Impact FC 2–2 Philadelphia Union D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

1 / 4

1.75 New York City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.28 Philadelphia Union xG

I would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC47% Draw26% Philadelphia Union27%

Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes60% 0% No40%

Avg goals/match: 3.03

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	81%	19%
± 2.5	58%	42%
± 3.5	36%	64%
± 4.5	20%	80%

Double Chance

New York City FC or Draw

73%

Draw or Philadelphia Union

53%

New York City FC or Philadelphia Union

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

New York City FC35% Draw44% Philadelphia Union21%

Actual: Philadelphia Union win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

Actual

2 – 1

9.1%

1 – 0

7.6%

2 – 0

7.3%

1 – 2

6.7%

0 – 0

6.5%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.3%

3 – 1

5.3%

3 – 0

4.2%

0 – 2

3.9%

3 – 2

3.5%

Asian Handicap — New York City FC

Handicap	New York City FC covers	Push	Philadelphia Union covers
-2.5	12%	—	88%
-2	12%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	21%	53%
-0.5	47%	—	53%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	15%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

New York City FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Philadelphia Union keeps clean sheet

18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.